Discussion on a recent upload reminded me yet again that if there is one non-photographic subject guaranteed to get people agitated here it is litter. It's a problem that is constantly evolving but never improving. We live in a throw-away culture...

Bear with me for a bit, I'll come to the point eventually...
Some years ago, a Newcastle businessman called John Moreels, last in line in the old family firm of Ward Philipson Printers, was in the process of retiring and selling up the business prem...

A New Year, a new toy. I have been thinking for a long time about getting a compact camera, something neat and convenient, to fit in my handbag. I've seen Bill with his Emergency Lumix, and how he gets pictures that I miss out on. The D7000 is ser...

What seems like an age ago, but was actually less than a fortnight, I listed some of the things that we find ourselves typing on a regular basis in the Critique Gallery. I managed to omit quite a lot. Here are a few more, in random order:
You we...

Photography has its Rules. Do a Google search and you will find lists... The most frequently quoted is The Rule of Thirds, which says - Divide the frame up into nine equal rectangles using two horizontal and two vertical lines, and aim to place your ...

Along with light, composition is my big interest in the Critique Gallery. It matters. It's about how we involve viewers, get them sufficiently interested to look at pictures, to explore them.
I get very annoyed when I hear (as I do sometimes) 'Co...

Something else that we say a lot in the Critique Gallery  Think about where you put your subject in the frame. Don't just plonk it in the middle.
Central placement can give a sense of strength, stability, power. It is also liable to look static,...

More things that we say frequently in the Critique Gallery. This is the first of three closely related items, and I'm moving into an area that I am passionately interested in. Composition in its broadest sense  how we construct an image.
I've ...

My list of the things that we write regularly in the Critique Gallery included a few points regarding b&w conversions:
Better to avoid in-camera b&w  convert later, bearing in mind all the possibilities that your software allows. That keeps your...

Continuing my exploration of things that get repeated week on week in the Critique Gallery. This entry will be a bit shorter because the message is simple and clear-cut.
The word *photography means drawing with light. Photography is all about lig...

Continuing my trawl through the things that I've spent a lot of time repeating in the Critique Gallery...
A couple of years ago we were at the Sage Gateshead with a photographer friend. She's the leading light of a local camera club, expected ...

Yesterday's post was my first ever blog. Yes, Folks, I Was A Blog Virgin...
Anyway I listed some of the things that we say most frequently in the Critique Gallery. Now I'm going to look at them individually.
I'm starting in the kitchen. Bear...

I've been on the Critique Team nearly two years now, and have thoroughly enjoyed it. It's wonderful seeing people's enthusiasm blossom as they gain greater confidence and ability  particularly new-comers to photography.
We do see a lot of the sam...